User talk:Mistermelody33

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Ian.thomson (talk) 03:37, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

A note regarding Young Earth Creationism
One thing about science is that it is provable to anyone regardless of their religion (if they don't stick their head in the sand, that is). The only individuals advocating YEC are followers of the very closely related Abrahamic religions (and the Jewish and Muslim membership would realistically be described as "token"). No atheists, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, agnostics, or anyone else supports YEC. If the world was observably only 6000 years old, then you'd have Buddhist and Hindu YECers who would claim that YEC proves that our world is an illusion, Shintoists fitting the Japanese creation myth and Taoists fitting Chinese creation myths within that time frame with no difficulty, UFO religions arguing that that's when Ancient astronauts created an old looking earth wholesale 6000 years ago -- but it's mostly Fundamentalist Christians and a few token Jews and Muslims who argue that the world is only 6000 years old. Atheists who accept evolution would be balanced out by YECer deists and even atheists who regard The World as Will and Representation.

The reason that non-Abrahamic religionists reject YEC is not religious bias, it's the same reason that many followers of Abrahamic religions accept Theistic evolution... Ian.thomson (talk) 03:37, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Stop edit warring on "Is Genesis History"
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Is Genesis History?; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Points to note: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. Ian.thomson (talk) 03:37, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

I was under the impression that Wikipedia was a place for neutral and unbiased thoughts. A pseudo-scientist is someone who is unwilling to allow their theories to be challenged. Mistermelody33 (talk) 03:54, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Pull the log out of your own eye before pointing out the speck in the eyes of your brother. Ian.thomson (talk) 04:02, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Done. Ok, let's get remove that speck now. Mistermelody33 (talk) 04:09, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * No, really. YEC is a misinterpretation of metaphysical poetry as science.  It's not science, as I've already explained.  You won't even acknowledge that challenge to your theory.  Where are the atheists, deists, agnostics, Hindus, Buddhists, and pagans saying the world is 6000 years old?  Ian.thomson (talk) 04:13, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Pseudoscience discretionary sanctions alert
Johnuniq (talk) 03:42, 29 April 2020 (UTC)